Son Heung-min explodes his second hat-trick in the EPL… With 17 goals, he is behind the top scorer by 3 goals.

‘Six goals exploded’ in three consecutive goals… Kane and EPL’s most joint ’40 goals’

Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min 3 goals to defeat Aston Villa… 4th place in the league with 4 straight wins

Heung-Min Son rejoices at the team’s fourth goal

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-ah = Son Heung-min (30) exploded his second hat-trick in his career in the English Premier League (EPL), leading Tottenham’s 4th consecutive league win and 4th place.

Son Heung-min scored 3 goals starting with the opening goal in the 3rd minute of the 2021-2022 EPL Round 32 away match once morest Aston Villa at Villa Park in Birmingham, England on the 10th (Korea time), leading Tottenham’s 4-0 victory. stood

After Dejan Kulusevsky’s additional goal in the 5th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min added goals in the 21st and 26th minutes of the second half, putting the key to the victory and becoming the main character of the victory.

It is Son Heung-min’s 15th to 17th league goal this season.

If you add one goal from the UEFA Europa Conference League, it will be the 18th goal in an official match this season.

Heung-min Son, who was 2nd in the EPL scorer before this game, but had a gap of 6 goals from leader Mohammed Salah (Liverpool, 20 goals), caught up with a 3-goal gap and kept the pursuit in sight.

Following West Ham (2 goals) on the 21st of last month and Newcastle (1 goal) on the 4th, he is showing explosive power by scoring 6 goals in only 3 matches in the league.

Son Heung-min's opening goal scene
Son Heung-min’s opening goal scene

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In addition, Son Heung-min wrote his second personal hat-trick in the EPL following the second round (4 goals) of the 2020-2021 season once morest Southampton on September 20, 2020.

It is his third hat-trick in Tottenham’s official match once morest Millwall on March 13, 2017, including the 2016-2017 FA Cup quarter-finals (3 goals).

Previously, when playing in Germany, Son achieved a hat-trick with 3 goals each in the 12th round of the Bundesliga in the 2013-2014 season once morest Hamburg in November 2013, and the 21st round in the 2014-2015 season once morest Wolfsburg in February 2015, while playing for Leverkusen in November 2013. .

Heung-Min Son scored the goal in the second half of the day in the 21st minute with the assist of Harry Kane, increasing the record for the most joint goals in EPL history to 40.

Tottenham players rejoice over Son Heung-min's goal
Tottenham players rejoice over Son Heung-min’s goal

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Tottenham Hotspur, who won a great victory thanks to Son Heung-min’s great performance, succeeded in winning 4 consecutive league victories and securing 4th place (57 points), the marginal line for advancing to the next season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL).

Arsenal, who played one game less than Tottenham, are on 54 points, while West Ham and Manchester United, who have played the same number of games as Tottenham, are behind with 51 points.

Heung-Min Son, who started sortie with Kulusevsky on both sides of Kane, opened the door three minutes following the start of the game, as always in a bout important to the team’s competition for 4th place.

A right-footed shot from Kane hit an opposing player from the penalty arc and was deflected.

Tottenham boosted the momentum with a goal from Kulusevsky in the fifth minute of the second half.

Kane headered a goal kick from goalkeeper Hugo Loris, and following winning the ball, Kulusevsky dug into the left side of the penalty area and waved the net with a left-footed diagonal shot.

Son Heung-min scores the team's third goal
Son Heung-min scores the team’s third goal

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After that, Heung-Min Son came out as a solution once more.

In the 21st minute of the second half, Kane connected the ball with his head once more near the half line, and Heung-Min Son, who rushed in from midfield aiming for the space behind the defense, put a left footed shot in the center of the penalty area.

Five minutes later, he waited for a pass from Kulusevsky from the right side of the penalty area and kicked it with his right foot to finish the game perfectly.

Son Heung-min, who completed his mission, was substituted for Lucas Mora in the 33rd minute of the second half and promised the next game.

Aston Villa, who were helpless by Heung-Min Son, fell to 12th place (36 points) by losing four consecutive league losses.

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